So much govt red tape for reimbursement of travel expenses for an event where I was an invited speaker.
They need my tickets, then my boarding pass. So many forms.
Scanned and sent all by email; now they want physical copy.
Not worth the time. Bureaucracy is out of control.

Yes, even when online is cheaper you have to go through govt site.

Also like the time of the Raj, so many places are reserved for IAS officers only.
These are public guest houses, parks which are private playgrounds of the bureaucracy, not available to public.
Bureaucracy is the #2 institution of the Raj. Which is #1?

Yup, judiciary.
It takes the award for #1 unreformed colonial institution, unaccountable to no one.

Yes, because your whole life is about inefficiency and filling useless forms, and making others do the same. You don't know any other way, why would you crib.